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October 14, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.13.2016

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.7 in final numbers, up 0.6 from last week’s game.  In addition, NOTORIOUS fell another 0.1, putting it at a new low 0.8.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s FALLING WATER premiered at a mediocre 0.19.  Meanwhile, the NFL Network end of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL added 1.48 to the game’s total to take the night, up 0.17 from last week’s cable share.  Fox Sports 1’s coverage of the final game of the Dodgers vs. Nationals BASEBALL PLAYOFFS was at 1.28.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN ticked down to 0.53, and BEHIND BARS was up 0.05 to 0.32.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY dropped 0.06 to 0.45.  The continuing election news put two hours of CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 into the day’s Top 10 (led by 0.37 for the 9PM hour), and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW just slightly lower at 0.33.  Nickelodeon’s late afternoon ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS also barely missed the Top 10 at 0.33.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY gained 0.04 to 0.32, and CHOPPED dropped a tick to 0.31.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell 0.14 to 0.30.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP returned at 0.29.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL fell 0.07 to 0.28, and HUNTING VINTAGE was at 0.27.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING franchise had LA ticking down to 0.27, and NY up 0.04 to 0.26.  FX’s BETTER THINGS fell 0.05 to 0.15. Logo’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS held at 0.14, with the VH1 simulcast down 0.01 to 0.12, and the just-renewed FINDING PRINCE CHARMING down a tick to 0.07.  TLC’s THOSE WHO CAN’T dropped 0.06 to 0.12.  MTV’s ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE GAME SHOW was at 0.12.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING added a tick to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 13, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FBALL-SUS NFL NETWORK 11:15 PM 27 1.48 3,413
2 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2016 WK 6 – DEN VS. SD NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 168 1.37 3,378
3 MLB NL DIVISION SERIES L: LA DODGERS/WASHINGTON 5 FOX SPORTS 1 7:58 PM 291 1.28 4,519
4 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.53 1,199
5 MLB NLDS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 12:49 AM 71 0.50 1,269
6 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 NFL NETWORK 7:57 PM 23 0.50 1,219
7 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:51 PM 37 0.49 1,082
8 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.45 1,769
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,864
10 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,994
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,506
12 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.33 1,566
13 BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.32 761
14 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.32 996
15 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,070
16 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 605
17 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,225
18 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 27 0.29 730
19 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.29 597
20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,491
21 AMC FEARFEST: HALLOWEEN (2007) AMC 7:00 PM 150 0.29 705
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,590
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 756
24 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,603
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 798
26 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,146
27 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.27 1,153
28 HUNTING VINTAGE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,465
29 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,478
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.27 1,579
31 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,564
32 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 921
33 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,005
34 BLOOD RELATIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 979
35 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.26 1,352
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,113
37 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.25 1,975
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,405
39 60 DAYS IN PRE-SHOW A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 15 0.25 618
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,006
41 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 500
42 EVIL KIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 940
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.24 1,745
44 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.23 1,039
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.23 1,424
46 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,390
47 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.22 1,115
48 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.22 975
49 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 406
50 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,765
51 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 485
52 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:52 PM 203 0.21 500
53 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.21 444
54 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.21 953
55 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,378
56 FSL WITH JAY AND DAN P FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 AM 30 0.21 493
57 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,359
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,355
59 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.20 565
60 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.20 827
61 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:36 AM 24 0.20 365
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,797
63 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,232
64 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,046
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,800
66 FALLING WATER USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.19 670
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,543
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 325
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,681
70 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 467
71 AT THIS HOUR CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,271
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,795
73 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.17 467
74 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 400
75 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.17 337
76 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,456
77 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,446
78 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 96 0.16 363
79 NBA EXHIBITION: RAPTORS/CAVALIERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 147 0.16 419
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,077
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 973
82 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,218
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,576
84 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,189
85 MONEY. POWER. RESPECT. WETV 10:01 PM 60 0.16 352
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 330
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 323
88 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 34 0.15 406
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,046
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,358
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 308
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 295
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 963
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 304
95 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 642
96 RUPAUL ALL STARS 2 LOGO 8:00 PM 60 0.14 243
97 NBA EXHIBITION: TRAIL BLAZERS/CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:27 PM 184 0.14 331
98 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,087
99 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.14 296
100 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 861
101 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,079
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,041
103 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 513
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,141
105 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.13 305
106 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 622
107 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:28 AM 60 0.13 312
108 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 298
109 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.12 243
110 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 239
111 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:37 PM 23 0.12 375
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,012
113 ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE GAME MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.12 262
114 MLB NLDS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 58 0.12 459
115 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 237
116 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 716
117 RUPAUL ALL STARS 2 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.12 303
118 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 256
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,029
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 951
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 963
122 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 294
123 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 240
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 300
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 924
126 EXTREME ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 501
127 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 513
128 ATTACK OF THE KILLER WHAL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 430
129 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 253
130 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 11 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.09 244
131 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 180
132 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 194
133 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.09 202
134 BY THE SEA: BY THE SEA HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 122 0.09 269
135 MLB DS GAME 5 — IN: DODGERS VS NATIONALS FOX DEPORTES 8:00 PM 285 0.08 191
136 MAKE ME A MLLNRE INVENTOR CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 204
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 321
138 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 158
139 WEDDING SINGER, THE HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 97 0.08 147
140 ACTING OUT MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.08 167
141 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 209
142 ALASKAS GLACIER BAY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 378
143 FINDING PRINCE CHARMING LOGO 9:00 PM 60 0.07 160
144 BBCA MOVIE: PLANES,TRAINS&AUTOMOBILES BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 120 0.07 207
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 296
146 IMPACT WRESTLING: 141 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 284
147 TINY LUXURY DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.07 369
148 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 9:00 PM 30 0.07 224
149 I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.07 227
150 SPIDER-MAN 2: SPIDER-MAN 2 HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 127 0.06 154

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.